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but i think they identify with obama and would like to see an obama victory. we have several players who are waiting to see the result of the american elections and therefore the israeli center left and definitely left actually supports obama, which was not the case when obama began his tenure because at the time, really most of israel had reservations about him. i would say he became much more popular with the left and left of center while the rights were in almost in demonic tombs. >> you have multiple identities. you're an arab-israeli. the second, you're a news anchor in italy, so steeped in that european culture. how does it strike you? >> well, if you think of europe, definitely europe is pro obama. mine they're seeing how pragmatic he was. i mean we also took out of the way of this right-wingsed way of speaking, being tough with the world, insulting everybody no matter what, with them or with us or against us. let's remember. the world also disliked abu ghraib, guantanamo bay, invasion of attack. obama stepped in and actually embraced the arab spring. l
but i think they identify with obama and would like to see an obama victory. we have several players who are waiting to see the result of the american elections and therefore the israeli center left and definitely left actually supports obama, which was not the case when obama began his tenure because at the time, really most of israel had reservations about him. i would say he became much more popular with the left and left of center while the rights were in almost in demonic tombs. >>...
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take a look. >> i'm barack obama. i approved this message. >> i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >> in swing states across the country, air waves have been dominated by presidential campaign ads in these last days leading up to the election. new ads are out nearly every day. >> i will keep america strong. >> with both campaigns hitting their message hard. >> mitt romney's not the solution. he's the problem. >> drastically different messages but with some notable similarities. the "new york times" the campaign media analysis group at kantar media studied 119 presidential campaign ads that aired nearly 180,000 times in october. looking for similarities in images, themes and props. >> the campaigns have a tremendous number of ads in rotation and there's a special focus on women voters. >> 13% of the ads from both campaigns featured the voices of women. mitt romney's campaign tries to show he understands women's issues in this ad. >> he totally gets working women. >> while president barack obama's campaign ad wa
take a look. >> i'm barack obama. i approved this message. >> i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >> in swing states across the country, air waves have been dominated by presidential campaign ads in these last days leading up to the election. new ads are out nearly every day. >> i will keep america strong. >> with both campaigns hitting their message hard. >> mitt romney's not the solution. he's the problem. >> drastically different messages...
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abc and the war war post has romney at 48% and obama at 49%. wolf blitzer, you have a special combing on this evening, we all know that the winner in this race will be the candidate with the most electoral votes. so what do we take -- what do we kind of grasp from his national polls then? >> you know, there's certainly a possibility, similar to what happened in 2000, that one of the candidates would get a majority of the popular vote, but not necessarily the 270 you need in the electoral college to be elected president of the united states. remember in 2000, al gore got about half a million more votes than george w. bush. but he lost florida by 537 votes as all of our viewers remember, and as a result, george w. bush had enough to win the more than 270 you need to be elected president of the united states and so you could have a situation that would develop in this particular case, maybe romney would win the popular vote but obama would win the electoral college. it wouldn't be the first time and that is certainly a possibility at this point. t
abc and the war war post has romney at 48% and obama at 49%. wolf blitzer, you have a special combing on this evening, we all know that the winner in this race will be the candidate with the most electoral votes. so what do we take -- what do we kind of grasp from his national polls then? >> you know, there's certainly a possibility, similar to what happened in 2000, that one of the candidates would get a majority of the popular vote, but not necessarily the 270 you need in the electoral...
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i don't think obama -- what obama did helped him a bit. what happened is the news media absolutely blacked out and it should be the issues of this campaign. if this election was held last friday, the last friday in october, romney would have won. if it would have been the last friday in september, obama would have won. if it would have been the last friday in august, it was about even. the last friday in july, obama would have won. nothing was stopping romney's momentum. no matter what obama did, he couldn't stop the momentum. this blackout -- i'm not blaming the news media. just all the news coverage was about everything but obama's policies and the results of those policies. >> let me real quick play you something from the governor of new jersey that you said this week. >> the president of the united states and i have now had six conversations since sunday. that shows to me a level of caring and concern and interest that i think a leader should be giving to this type of situation. this was as comfortable and relaxed an interaction as i h
i don't think obama -- what obama did helped him a bit. what happened is the news media absolutely blacked out and it should be the issues of this campaign. if this election was held last friday, the last friday in october, romney would have won. if it would have been the last friday in september, obama would have won. if it would have been the last friday in august, it was about even. the last friday in july, obama would have won. nothing was stopping romney's momentum. no matter what obama...
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things obama and romney have steered clear of. let's take a listen. >> let's legalize marijuana now. and right now in this country, we are at a tipping point. >> we're calling for a constitutional amendment. >> ten seconds. >> to clarify that money is nat speech and that corporations are not people. >> neither of them talk about catastrophic climate change, and neither of them talk about poverty. >> i'm for no political action committee. individual contributions only, and no super pacs. >> so larry, is there any indication at this junksure whether any of these four are getting any traction? >> johnson is. he's the libertarian candidate. he was a two-time governor of new mexico. governor romney's campaign has tried to keep him off the ballot. he's on in 49 states and he's a write-in in the other. he's a slight threat to the republicans. i don't think the others are threats at all. however, fred, they brought up points never discussed in the debates. drugs were never discussed. having a drug czar was never discussed. i think obama s
things obama and romney have steered clear of. let's take a listen. >> let's legalize marijuana now. and right now in this country, we are at a tipping point. >> we're calling for a constitutional amendment. >> ten seconds. >> to clarify that money is nat speech and that corporations are not people. >> neither of them talk about catastrophic climate change, and neither of them talk about poverty. >> i'm for no political action committee. individual...
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obama wants to raise them. less spending. obama added $5 trillion of debt. we're supposed to have 6% unemployment, according to obama, if he spent $5 trillion. that's not what we got. we know that obama's plan put us in the worst position, fewer people working. fewer people in the workforce. people have given up on job opportunities. very weak economic growth. >> you know, i think a lot of voters, too, are sort of frustrated by the lack of anybody in congress working to the. and john earlier you were talking about the severe partisanship. and some people point to you in this taxpayer protection pledge, which i have on me. i don't know if people can see it clearly. you have everyone sign for the house of reps, i pledge i will oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax to oppose any net reduction or elimination of deductions. this one is for the senate. this one is for governors. this one is for state legislatures. you have a whole list, mostly republicans, almost every republican, who has signed onto that. and people who say when you start
obama wants to raise them. less spending. obama added $5 trillion of debt. we're supposed to have 6% unemployment, according to obama, if he spent $5 trillion. that's not what we got. we know that obama's plan put us in the worst position, fewer people working. fewer people in the workforce. people have given up on job opportunities. very weak economic growth. >> you know, i think a lot of voters, too, are sort of frustrated by the lack of anybody in congress working to the. and john...
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the obama campaign is saying the opposite. they say it's a sign of desperation that he can't win in other battleground states like ohio, wisconsin, and iowa. we'll find out who is right on november 6th, right? >> we certainly will. so much to watch. paul steinhauser, thank you so much. >>> wolf blitzer and anderson cooper take a closer look at the candidates' final push before the elections. in america's choice 2012 countdown to election day, be sure to tune in tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> well, life is slowly returning to normal for those affected by superstorm sandy. in new jersey this morning four more rail lines will be up and running and power is now being restored many more neighborhoods across the middle east. listen to how people reacted when the lights came on in new york. that is cause to celebrate for sure. mayor bloomberg says 90% of new york's subways should be working by today. about two million people are still in the dark and becoming increasingly frustrated. temperatures dipped into the 30s last nigh
the obama campaign is saying the opposite. they say it's a sign of desperation that he can't win in other battleground states like ohio, wisconsin, and iowa. we'll find out who is right on november 6th, right? >> we certainly will. so much to watch. paul steinhauser, thank you so much. >>> wolf blitzer and anderson cooper take a closer look at the candidates' final push before the elections. in america's choice 2012 countdown to election day, be sure to tune in tonight at 8:00...
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i voted for barack obama. >> a new lena dunham ad for president obama. ann coulter is back. i'm sure you loved that, didn't you? >> yes, it's going to be my exhibit henceforth for both of the groups i want to take the vote away from. young people and women. all in one combo platter. >> you would take away the female vote, would you? >> yes. i have become quite famous for making that point. >> what is the point? >> that it was a rash experiment and we should reconsider the 19th amendment. >> you called me in break a sexist mysogenist pig. >> yes. >> can you explain why? what have i said that's been remotely sexist. >> calm down. oh, it is the conservative -- >> you were hyperventilating. >> i'm not hyperventilating. i'm disagreeing with you which apparently is insulting your teeny tiny male ego. it is the most insulting condescending sexist thing to say to a female, generally conservative, who disagrees with you, no, it's my obligation to back down and accept your point and if i don't, you're not being calm. >> i never heard you back down or apologize for anything. i think wh
i voted for barack obama. >> a new lena dunham ad for president obama. ann coulter is back. i'm sure you loved that, didn't you? >> yes, it's going to be my exhibit henceforth for both of the groups i want to take the vote away from. young people and women. all in one combo platter. >> you would take away the female vote, would you? >> yes. i have become quite famous for making that point. >> what is the point? >> that it was a rash experiment and we should...
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no more obama! no more obama! >> -- rage exploded across the country. >> this is a vehicle to take us down a path of total socialism and totalitarianism. >> when it came to explaining health care, the president seemed to play the role of professor in chief. >> he seems to lack that emotional bit when he's talking about the politics. >> in a final blow, a crucial democratic seat passed into republican hands. >> ted kennedy's seat in the u.s. senate, which he had occupied for 46 years until his death last year, has been won by a republican. >> the president had lost the votes he needed to pass health care reform. his staff told him to scale back the bill or pause and return to it later. >> one of his senior advisers said to him, you know, mr. president, unless you're feeling lucky, i just don't think this is going to happen. >> i was making a yoke to them, i said, look, my name's barack obama and i'm not oval office, i've got to be lucky. you know, i felt that we still had an opportunity. although it
no more obama! no more obama! >> -- rage exploded across the country. >> this is a vehicle to take us down a path of total socialism and totalitarianism. >> when it came to explaining health care, the president seemed to play the role of professor in chief. >> he seems to lack that emotional bit when he's talking about the politics. >> in a final blow, a crucial democratic seat passed into republican hands. >> ted kennedy's seat in the u.s. senate, which he...
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how did obama win last time? he woven it from all of them right here in fast growing northern virginia. >> reporter: urgency in a place once reliably red. >> this is the republican party in virginia. >> mitt romney's path to the white house runs through virginia and to win it he must run strong within an hour's drive of washington. >> it's all about northern virginia. there have been so many people from the northeast, from democratic areas, that they have turned a solid red state into a purple state. >> reporter: recent polls show a dead heat. >> if you look at the dozen polls in virginia taken before the first presidential debate on october 3rd, obama was ahead in all 12. if you look at the eight polls taken after the first presidential debate, romney was ahead in 6 out of the 8. and it's now a dead-even tie. >> reporter: to prove its 2008 win was no fluke. it needs to run up the vote if it delivers it can ruin the night before the polls close in the midwest. democratic congressman knows romney's more moderate t
how did obama win last time? he woven it from all of them right here in fast growing northern virginia. >> reporter: urgency in a place once reliably red. >> this is the republican party in virginia. >> mitt romney's path to the white house runs through virginia and to win it he must run strong within an hour's drive of washington. >> it's all about northern virginia. there have been so many people from the northeast, from democratic areas, that they have turned a solid...
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president obama 44%. governor romney, 51%. why after all this time does governor romney beat president obama when it comes to the question of who could best handle the economy? >> well, first of all, candy, there's a plethora of polls out there. >> a lot of them sort of show this, david. >> i actually prefer the cnn polls. i like the one you put out on friday where we were ahead in ohio and in states like ohio and elsewhere people know the reality, which is the president took tough steps to save our economy from freefall to save the auto industry, which governor romney would not have done, and he has a vision of how to move this economy forward. that will rebuild the middle class. that will -- and governor romney who runs around this country now saying i represent change doesn't represent change. he what he represents is a return to a failed task. >> still more feel think the governor would do better with the economy than the president. >> in that particular poll -- in that particular poll, candy, that may be the case, but in
president obama 44%. governor romney, 51%. why after all this time does governor romney beat president obama when it comes to the question of who could best handle the economy? >> well, first of all, candy, there's a plethora of polls out there. >> a lot of them sort of show this, david. >> i actually prefer the cnn polls. i like the one you put out on friday where we were ahead in ohio and in states like ohio and elsewhere people know the reality, which is the president took...
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the republican party, john mccain was very much outsensed by president obama, by candidate barack obama four years ago. that allowed candidate obama to have a superior ground game, to just have resources john mccain just was not able to put in. mitt romney did a great job raising funds in this cycle. >> your last answers will have to be a little shorter because we're running out of time. an narks i'll start with you. what did the romney team do wrong? what should he have done? >> the gop convention. it was, you know, old, white and boring as a stale loaf of bread. and i also think his initial efforts with latinos were lacking. if he were doing just a little better with latinos now, he probably would be winning in places like colorado. >> okay. go ahead, lz. >> taxes. he handled that conversation horribly. he's been running for president now since 2007, and he handled the situation of tax returns as if he was expecting that. he did a terrible job with that. he allowed it to dominate the conversation. there's still republicans who want to see his tax returns and that's because he did not
the republican party, john mccain was very much outsensed by president obama, by candidate barack obama four years ago. that allowed candidate obama to have a superior ground game, to just have resources john mccain just was not able to put in. mitt romney did a great job raising funds in this cycle. >> your last answers will have to be a little shorter because we're running out of time. an narks i'll start with you. what did the romney team do wrong? what should he have done? >>...
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barack obama said george w. bush signing statements and he made the executive branch too powerful, but it turns out he didn't have a problem with executive orders and signing statements, he had a problem with who was doing it. we and independents in florida want a president who will stay within the parameters of the legitimate authority of the presidency. president obama is not pressing independents in florida by running on bill clinton's record and blaming george w. bush. independents are saying, what about your record, mr. president. >> we'll talk a lot more about the undecided states of america not hour. be sure to stay with us for that. we'll talk about new hampshire, the four electoral votes there could really be the difference in this historically close race. >>> this is a story that has a lot of people. we have the latest on malala, the 15-year-old girl shot by the taliban. s everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expa
barack obama said george w. bush signing statements and he made the executive branch too powerful, but it turns out he didn't have a problem with executive orders and signing statements, he had a problem with who was doing it. we and independents in florida want a president who will stay within the parameters of the legitimate authority of the presidency. president obama is not pressing independents in florida by running on bill clinton's record and blaming george w. bush. independents are...
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obama 50%, mitt romney at 44%. wisconsin, obama, 49%, 46% for mitt romney. new hampshire, 49%, 47% for mitt romney. that's a wall street journal nbc ma marist poll i should mention. ohio, 50% obama, 45% rrm. virginia, 49% obama, 47% rrm. that is from the cbs quinnipiac poll. let's start with you on this, congressman. the good news is that the president's lead is shrinking. we've seen it go down dramatically in those battleground states. the bad news, though, is that he is ahead. even if it's a squeaker. >> i think there are a couple of things to think about on this. number one, volunteers who are knocking on doors of those who have not voted yet come back with a very different message than what you're getting in the polls. for the president, the fact that there are still undecideds and the independents seem to be breaking toward mitt romney, that is not good news for him. it shows the momentum is definitely with mitt romney. people want change. they want action on day one. and they've been presented a very clear choice between the president and mitt romney.
obama 50%, mitt romney at 44%. wisconsin, obama, 49%, 46% for mitt romney. new hampshire, 49%, 47% for mitt romney. that's a wall street journal nbc ma marist poll i should mention. ohio, 50% obama, 45% rrm. virginia, 49% obama, 47% rrm. that is from the cbs quinnipiac poll. let's start with you on this, congressman. the good news is that the president's lead is shrinking. we've seen it go down dramatically in those battleground states. the bad news, though, is that he is ahead. even if it's a...
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the same is true on barack obama's side. he hasn't been talking lately gay marriage -- >> the reason why -- >> he's -- if he flip flofs four times in a day on pre-existing conditions you hold hoim on it. >> "politico" did a story and "the daily beast," too about the romney transition, how he would govern. do the stories help him by creating a sense of momentum? >> no. as long as they're covering both sides, i don't care. if it's just a story about the romney transition -- >> you don't need a obama transition because he's already president. >> what's john mccain going to do when -- who's going to run the transition? >> nobody was doing three weeks ago what mitt romney was doing -- >> nobody believed that john mccain would be president at this point. people think mitt romney could be. i want to go back -- talked earlier about this clown campaign, rights, but how we're focusing on small things that don't matter that much. part of it is that we are responding to a marketplace. fair or not, good or bad. media and journalists -- l
the same is true on barack obama's side. he hasn't been talking lately gay marriage -- >> the reason why -- >> he's -- if he flip flofs four times in a day on pre-existing conditions you hold hoim on it. >> "politico" did a story and "the daily beast," too about the romney transition, how he would govern. do the stories help him by creating a sense of momentum? >> no. as long as they're covering both sides, i don't care. if it's just a story about the...
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president obama, 54%, and you see it there, mitt romney, 53%. the last time we saw numbers like this, an incumbent without a sizeable lead was 1992 when george h.w. bush lost to bill clinton. >>> it has been a hairied pace for the correspondents as welt. political correspondent paul steinhauser joins us from his home base in washington. yesterday you were in pennsylvania covering a paul ryan rally. what do you think is the message for the challengers? >> we're hearing change. change and change. remember four years ago president obama ran on the mantle of hope and change. romney finished up at a rally out in colorado. another one of those eight battleground states we keep talking about. and what mitt romney is saying do you want another four years of under president obama or do you want something a little different? here's part of what he said. >> change can't be measured in speeches. it is measured in achievements. and four years ago, four years ago candidate obama promise dodd so very much, but he's fallen so very short. you recall. he promised
president obama, 54%, and you see it there, mitt romney, 53%. the last time we saw numbers like this, an incumbent without a sizeable lead was 1992 when george h.w. bush lost to bill clinton. >>> it has been a hairied pace for the correspondents as welt. political correspondent paul steinhauser joins us from his home base in washington. yesterday you were in pennsylvania covering a paul ryan rally. what do you think is the message for the challengers? >> we're hearing change....
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and i love obama. i understand the appeal of romney in this situation. >> like voters everywhere he is tired of the campaign. >> obama has been here more than celine dion has. >> but hopeful that results, not politics, tops the agenda come january. >> if we're going to have the great country we had once, this is not going to be a democrat or republican thing. this is going to be an every single american thing. >> now, if the jobs rate is the biggest concern across nevada it's even bigger here in clark county. the unemployment rate here, 12.3%. they will be watching very closely. back to you guys. >> all right, miguel marquez in las vegas. your entire experience has been fantastic. thanks for being with us the last few days. coming up in just a little bit, our best advice. stay with us. why should saturday night have all the fun? get two times the points on dining in restaurants, with chase sapphire preferred. [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies
and i love obama. i understand the appeal of romney in this situation. >> like voters everywhere he is tired of the campaign. >> obama has been here more than celine dion has. >> but hopeful that results, not politics, tops the agenda come january. >> if we're going to have the great country we had once, this is not going to be a democrat or republican thing. this is going to be an every single american thing. >> now, if the jobs rate is the biggest concern across...
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obama. seriously, will? >> look, i don't know. can he win the election for president obama? the answer is no. that's not going to have that big of an impact on the election. many piem look at chris christie. maybe i'm not looking with the appropriate amount of cynicism. politics deserve cynicism. chris christie has earned the last several years the right to be granted honesty and authenticity. and i think he's a governor, dealing with a tragedy that you really can't overstate if you look at pictures, you live up in this area, you know how awful it is. he's dealing with that as his first priority and the president has his back and is giving him credit for that. >> okay. and roland, there are some political conservatives out there who say chris christie is either totally sincere or -- >> he's acting like a governor. where he showed chris christie 12 days ago, going off on the president, saying he had no leadership. guess what, that was politics. the last four days, from the time hurricane sandy what happens when you do show leadership. i think he is doing exactly what a govern
obama. seriously, will? >> look, i don't know. can he win the election for president obama? the answer is no. that's not going to have that big of an impact on the election. many piem look at chris christie. maybe i'm not looking with the appropriate amount of cynicism. politics deserve cynicism. chris christie has earned the last several years the right to be granted honesty and authenticity. and i think he's a governor, dealing with a tragedy that you really can't overstate if you look...
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she told me that the regulations, the taxes, the cost of obama care, the obama era economy put her out of business much and she teared up as she was telling me her story. it wasn't about the money. this was about the future for her family and for her family of employees. i want to help the hundreds of thousands of dreamers like rhoda, and i will. and you know if the president were to get re-elected, he's going to say every good thing he can about education. but in the final analysis, what he's going to do is what his largest campaign supporters insist upon, and that's the public sector unions, and your kids would have the same schools and the same results. when i'm president, i'll be the voice of the children and their parents, because there is no union for the pta. i'm going is to make sure that the parents get the information they need about how their school is doing and whether it's failing or succeeding and they get the choice they need to pick the school where their child has the best chance for success. >> so mitt romney, he's speaking right now in colorado. we're watching him cl
she told me that the regulations, the taxes, the cost of obama care, the obama era economy put her out of business much and she teared up as she was telling me her story. it wasn't about the money. this was about the future for her family and for her family of employees. i want to help the hundreds of thousands of dreamers like rhoda, and i will. and you know if the president were to get re-elected, he's going to say every good thing he can about education. but in the final analysis, what he's...
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president obama says that mitt romney was not prepared to do or did not support what president obama did with you. mitt romney says that you guys did largely what he was suggesting you do. what the auto industry. tell me what your perspective is on this. >> the basic fundamental difference between the two is that mitt romney says he would have not used any federal money to help these companies except possibly on their way out of bankruptcy. the problem with that approach is that there would have been no out of bankruptcy. they never would have left bankruptcy. these companies had no cash. they could not afford to pay their suppliers. they could not afford to pay the workers. they could not afford to keep their lights on. if we had not provided the money we provided in the spring of 2009 before they went in bankruptcy and during the bankruptcy, they would have never come out of bankruptcy. >> all right. stephen ratner, you would know. you were the auto czar. you were involved in it. good to see you again, stephen. thank you. >> thank you, ali. >>> with three days to go before election
president obama says that mitt romney was not prepared to do or did not support what president obama did with you. mitt romney says that you guys did largely what he was suggesting you do. what the auto industry. tell me what your perspective is on this. >> the basic fundamental difference between the two is that mitt romney says he would have not used any federal money to help these companies except possibly on their way out of bankruptcy. the problem with that approach is that there...
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and i love obama. i understand the appeal of romney in this situation. >> reporter: like voters everywhere, he is tired of the campaign. >> obama has been here more than celine dion has. but hopeful that results not politics tops the agenda come january. >> if we're going to have the great country we had once this is not going to be a democrat or republican thing. this is going to be an every single american thing. >> reporter: louie anderson, a very funny guy but also pretty serious in that moment. recovery across nevada is spotty at best. the best number though that we have heard while here is that the price of houses has gone up by 1% in the last month. it's the first time that number has risen since 2007. miguel marques, cnn, las vegas. >>> cnn newsroom starts at the top of the hour. fred is here. >> we're going to take the plunge but not quite like. that. >> you couldn't pay me. >> go, miguel. that looked like a lot of fun. >> my hero. >> we're going to take the plunge into politics as well, presi
and i love obama. i understand the appeal of romney in this situation. >> reporter: like voters everywhere, he is tired of the campaign. >> obama has been here more than celine dion has. but hopeful that results not politics tops the agenda come january. >> if we're going to have the great country we had once this is not going to be a democrat or republican thing. this is going to be an every single american thing. >> reporter: louie anderson, a very funny guy but also...
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are you more motivated by wanting obama to lose? >> wanting obama to lose, most definitely. he let the whole country down. >> reporter: candidates appreciate any kind of support. but the more unconditional and enthusiastic that support is, the more likely that voter will go to the polls, and voter turnouts on november 6th will be critical. romney's strategists have the concern that the perceived lack of their candidate's competitiveness could ultimately lead to less enthusiasm and therefore a lower turnout. so the message being emphasized to the gop base is that romney can win. and that makes the message from obama's strategists all the more interesting. in order to increase democratic enthusiasm, they have the very same message. romney can win this. a new obama ad is basically trying to frighten democrats into making sure they vote. reminding them of the disputed 2000 election. >> 537. the number of votes that changed the course of american history. >> florida is too close to call. the difference between what was and what could have been. >> a new poll shows that 59% of oba
are you more motivated by wanting obama to lose? >> wanting obama to lose, most definitely. he let the whole country down. >> reporter: candidates appreciate any kind of support. but the more unconditional and enthusiastic that support is, the more likely that voter will go to the polls, and voter turnouts on november 6th will be critical. romney's strategists have the concern that the perceived lack of their candidate's competitiveness could ultimately lead to less enthusiasm and...
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obama got it done. that's on the agenda. barack obama got it done. i'm not sure he handles things politically as a politician like he maybe should have, like lyndon johnson would have. but i give him good grades. i think clinton does an even better job, but i think he does fine. >> what about you? >> i think history will be kinder to president obama than the discussion we're having right now. you look back and we say, okay, we got health care, we got over the cliff of the horrible financial situation, the economy is going again, you know, osama bin laden, various things happened. so i think history will look back on a pretty successful, a very successful first term, and it's somewhat surprising that our political system right now sort of doesn't allow that narrative to emerge because we're so contentious these days. >> what do you think about that, edward? >> i've been disappointed through that cathartic, marvelounight he was elected. the biggest night i experienced was the election of richard nixon. he hasn't made a speech to compare since he was un
obama got it done. that's on the agenda. barack obama got it done. i'm not sure he handles things politically as a politician like he maybe should have, like lyndon johnson would have. but i give him good grades. i think clinton does an even better job, but i think he does fine. >> what about you? >> i think history will be kinder to president obama than the discussion we're having right now. you look back and we say, okay, we got health care, we got over the cliff of the horrible...
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i love obama. i understand the appeal of romney in this situation. >> reporter: like voters everywhere, he is tired of the campaign. >> obama has been here more than celine dion has. >> reporter: but hopeful that americans win. >> this is not a republican or democratic thing, it is a american thing. >> oh, a lot of americans can relate to what louie anderson is saying. miguel marquez joins us from las vegas. i was in las vegas not long ago and i know how hard it was hit by the recession, but sounds like things are coming back, but the question is how strong is the recovery right now? >> yeah. this town is starting to glitter again, but not as glittery as it was. so maybe the most important statistic over the last few days comes from the county of clark county which has 12.3 unemployment at the moment. housing prices for the first time since 2007 have inched up 1%. businesses are starting to hire again here at the stratosphere where they brought in more than 100 people. hotels that have been stuck a
i love obama. i understand the appeal of romney in this situation. >> reporter: like voters everywhere, he is tired of the campaign. >> obama has been here more than celine dion has. >> reporter: but hopeful that americans win. >> this is not a republican or democratic thing, it is a american thing. >> oh, a lot of americans can relate to what louie anderson is saying. miguel marquez joins us from las vegas. i was in las vegas not long ago and i know how hard it...
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they're outspending the obama campaign 2 to 1. fred, nobody, no republican has won pennsylvania since 1988 in a presidential contest. of course, the romney campaign thinks with the polls tightening up they have a chance. take a look at this. you mentioned the polg eed the . a four point advantage in the president. that is within the sampling area. president obama had a bigger lead here in pennsylvania just a few weeks ago. fred? >> so, paul, is that feeling that the ads have helped the mitt romney campaign kind of put themselves over the top or at least near the top? >> reporter: this state got no attention in the presidential contest until the last week or two. you know what? the obama campaign says that the romney campaign is doing this out of desperation. this is a last-minute bid to try to win pennsylvania because the obama campaign says the romney campaign is not doing well in ohio, in other states like wisconsin and iowa. romney campaign says, no, not at all. we're making this last minute pitch because we think we can broade
they're outspending the obama campaign 2 to 1. fred, nobody, no republican has won pennsylvania since 1988 in a presidential contest. of course, the romney campaign thinks with the polls tightening up they have a chance. take a look at this. you mentioned the polg eed the . a four point advantage in the president. that is within the sampling area. president obama had a bigger lead here in pennsylvania just a few weeks ago. fred? >> so, paul, is that feeling that the ads have helped the...
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awe tack barack obama campaigning from a campaign rally. he's at a campaign rally while he's attacking him. i think what he did, the height of being despicable. the president was there, the first few days, went out to new jersey with the governor. the mayor thought it would strain resources to have the mayor come to new york. i think he did his job, and everyone knows when you are president of the united states, the presidency moves with the president. he can sit on the airplane, sit on his car, walk off an event stage and do whatever he needs to do to take care of whatever he needs to take care of. and janet napolitano, the homeland security director was actually in staten island today. so they are doing their job. and rudy was so far out of line. >> michael, who is going to win this election? >> barack obama, and he's going to win it because of the last several days. let's put aside what's right or wrong or who is going to solve the problem of getting my power back, but he -- he was a remarkable moment in this campaign for barack obama to
awe tack barack obama campaigning from a campaign rally. he's at a campaign rally while he's attacking him. i think what he did, the height of being despicable. the president was there, the first few days, went out to new jersey with the governor. the mayor thought it would strain resources to have the mayor come to new york. i think he did his job, and everyone knows when you are president of the united states, the presidency moves with the president. he can sit on the airplane, sit on his...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> superstorm sandy brought down new york's subway system. the entire network, more than 200 miles of it, shut down. now, dozens of stations have now reopened, but trains still aren't running below 34th street or to queens, brooklyn, or manhattan. jason carol caught up with the metropolitan infrastructure chief and talked about what it's going to take to get the whole subway system up and running again. >> what is it that you'll be doing down here because this is an area clearly where you are working now. i mean, it's -- >> the station itself will require a significant rehabilitation due to the damage from the storm and infrastructure. the electrical system, the fair collection systems, the lighting systems, the stairways, the ventilation systems, the elevators and escalators, they're all pretty much ruined from the water damage, from the surge damage. >> just follow my footsteps. >> wherever you see washed in from the tidal system. one of our newest subway st
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> superstorm sandy brought down new york's subway system. the entire network, more than 200 miles of it, shut down. now, dozens of stations have now reopened, but trains still aren't running below 34th street or to queens, brooklyn, or manhattan. jason carol caught up with the metropolitan infrastructure chief and talked about what it's going to take to get the whole subway system up and running again. >> what is...
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president obama is -- obviously very close races in battleground states, although the obama campaign would rather be where they are. when you look at the national polls, it is neck and neck. president obama trying to rally voters and get these enthusiastic so that they will get out to vote on election day. >> brianna keeler in hollywood, california. and we'll go back to hollywood, florida, when the president starts to speak. >>> all right, meantime republican mitt romney is conceding nothing to the president. earlier he spoke to voters in the democratic stronghold of cleveland, ohio. no republican candidate has ever won the white house without winning ohio. and romney expects to continue that streak. >> if you believe america should be on a better course or if you're tired of being tired, i ask you to vote for real change. paul ryan and i will bring real change to america from day one. when i'm elected the economy and american jobs will still be stagnant, but i won't waste any time complaining about my predecessor. >> this was the second of four events romney had scheduled for today.
president obama is -- obviously very close races in battleground states, although the obama campaign would rather be where they are. when you look at the national polls, it is neck and neck. president obama trying to rally voters and get these enthusiastic so that they will get out to vote on election day. >> brianna keeler in hollywood, california. and we'll go back to hollywood, florida, when the president starts to speak. >>> all right, meantime republican mitt romney is...
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"obama revealed" continues right now. >>> we're done. >> president obama had won a hard-fought victory on health care, but the country was still hurting. >> some economists are predicting that the unemployment rate could go higher. >> this is the first time ever that repossessions have topped 100,000 in a single month. >> as i've said from the start, there's no quick fix to the worst recession we've experienced since the great depression. >> by the summer of his second year in office, even some supporters seemed to be losing patience. like velma hart at this cnbc town hall. >> and i'm one of your middle-class americans. quite frankly, i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted of defending you, defending your administration, defending the mantle of change that i voted for, and deeply disappointed with where we are right now. >> what made you ask the question? >> at the time, it was a burning issue. i had conversations with friends, colleagues, family members who were out of work. we were all talking about, you know, year and a half in, were we feeling the change that we were all so excited about. >>
"obama revealed" continues right now. >>> we're done. >> president obama had won a hard-fought victory on health care, but the country was still hurting. >> some economists are predicting that the unemployment rate could go higher. >> this is the first time ever that repossessions have topped 100,000 in a single month. >> as i've said from the start, there's no quick fix to the worst recession we've experienced since the great depression. >> by...
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both obama and mitt romney want it. you're looking at live pictures of a great crowd that's assembled there in hollywood, florida awaiting president barack obama's arrival. it will be his last stop in florida before election day two days away. there are a lot of warning lights and sounds vying for your attention. so we invented a warning you can feel. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with a patented safety alert seat. when there's danger you might not see, you're warned by a pulse in the seat. it's technology you won't find in a mercedes e-class. the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. trying to find a better job can be frustrating. so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing list of almost two thousand corporate partners - companies like microsoft, american red cross and adobe - to create options for you. not only that, we're using what we learn from these partners to shape our curriculum. so that when you find the job you want you'll be a perfect fit. let
both obama and mitt romney want it. you're looking at live pictures of a great crowd that's assembled there in hollywood, florida awaiting president barack obama's arrival. it will be his last stop in florida before election day two days away. there are a lot of warning lights and sounds vying for your attention. so we invented a warning you can feel. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with a patented safety alert seat. when there's danger you might not see, you're warned by a...
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and i love obama. i understand the appeal of romney and in this situation. >> reporter: like voters everywhere, he's tired of the campaign. >> obama has been here more than celine dionne has. >> reporter: but hopeful that results, not politics, tops the agenda come january. >> if we have the great country we had once, this is not going to be a democrat or republican thing. this is going to be an every single american thing. >> reporter: all right, so, miguel marquez joins us now. miguel, i told you many times ago to jump off a bridge and you never did it. but you went and jumped off a building. >> well, anything for television. i'll jump off a -- i'll climb a mountain for cnn, jump off a perfectly good building for cnn. >> oh, my gosh. listen, let's get down to business, brown noser, nevada is feeling a bit more optimistic, but the unemployment rate is still so high there. are there really signs of broader growth? >> reporter: there are. it is stunning that the president has held on to a lead, a slim l
and i love obama. i understand the appeal of romney and in this situation. >> reporter: like voters everywhere, he's tired of the campaign. >> obama has been here more than celine dionne has. >> reporter: but hopeful that results, not politics, tops the agenda come january. >> if we have the great country we had once, this is not going to be a democrat or republican thing. this is going to be an every single american thing. >> reporter: all right, so, miguel...
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. >> well, president obama is going to win new york and new jersey. he deoesn't have to worry about that. he has to worry across the country -- >> will that resonate across the country, in your view? >> i think the fact he's not made a mistake in his handling of the response to the storm and he's done a good job and eight out of ten americans feel he's done a great, excellent job, that might get his supporters really uplifted and inspired to go vote for him and maybe knock on doors this final weekend. i don't know -- at the same time, i do think that there are people who are really down. they either have relatives in that area, they live in an influential swing state or battleground state, and they're feeling that this coverage of people fighting in gas lines, not able to get on buses to get to work, bridges closing, really struggling for food in some areas, that this is really sad, it's really heartbreaking, and that's not the kind of thing that usually makes you go for the status quo. >> they seem to be turning their anger at the city mayor, mayor b
. >> well, president obama is going to win new york and new jersey. he deoesn't have to worry about that. he has to worry across the country -- >> will that resonate across the country, in your view? >> i think the fact he's not made a mistake in his handling of the response to the storm and he's done a good job and eight out of ten americans feel he's done a great, excellent job, that might get his supporters really uplifted and inspired to go vote for him and maybe knock on...
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president obama has not been a good negotiator. he has not been able to even get the democrats in congress on his side on a lot of these issues and a president romney knows how to work the political process so that government can actually work. >> i think governor granholm had it right when detroit was on its knees, mitt romney stabbed them in the back. i think people remember that and that's why he's underperforming in ohio and his own state of michigan, where his father was the governor. >> thanks to both of you. i would love to talk to you about whether gm and how you laugh and enjoy the conversation. our third story, demographics and the politics of race. in 2008, the president did very well with white voters and that support seems to have waned. "outfront" tonight, john avalon, who's traveling the key battleground states. it's been a long week. he's in winston salem, north carolina. he won north carolina four years ago by 14,000 votes. he wants to try to win again. can it happen? >> well, it can happen, but the trend has not b
president obama has not been a good negotiator. he has not been able to even get the democrats in congress on his side on a lot of these issues and a president romney knows how to work the political process so that government can actually work. >> i think governor granholm had it right when detroit was on its knees, mitt romney stabbed them in the back. i think people remember that and that's why he's underperforming in ohio and his own state of michigan, where his father was the...
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as far as the others, obama is not that easy to ridicule. "saturday night live" had two impersonators, still doesn't have it. and the 1950s lingo, gosh, gee whiz, isn't hard to make people laugh. fourth most joked about in the study, man of outsized appetites, bill clinton. that's it for this edition of "reliable sources." i am howard kurtz. check us on itunes on monday, g to the nonfiction tv section of
as far as the others, obama is not that easy to ridicule. "saturday night live" had two impersonators, still doesn't have it. and the 1950s lingo, gosh, gee whiz, isn't hard to make people laugh. fourth most joked about in the study, man of outsized appetites, bill clinton. that's it for this edition of "reliable sources." i am howard kurtz. check us on itunes on monday, g to the nonfiction tv section of
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blue are safe for obama. light blue, leaning obama. red, those are safe for romney. light red leaning romney. but what will it take to win over the undecided voters, what do they want to know. "saturday night live" had this take. >> before you get our vote, you're going to have to answer some questions. questions like -- >> when is the election? >> what are the names of the two people running? and be specific. >> who's the president right now? is he or she running? >> in real life, undecided voters sound like this. >> i want there to be continued job growth. >> don't say republican, don't say democrat, just get it done. >> i have not heard anything other than this tough guy rhetoric, and numbers that don't add up. >> it's critical right now, to make the best decision. >> a lot of people need relief, and i'm not too sure the election is going to give it, no matter who gets elected. >> i hope he's wrong. we're taking you across the country this week. ali velshi is in orlando. he's on a battleground bus tour rolling from florida to ohio. and miguel marquez joins us from
blue are safe for obama. light blue, leaning obama. red, those are safe for romney. light red leaning romney. but what will it take to win over the undecided voters, what do they want to know. "saturday night live" had this take. >> before you get our vote, you're going to have to answer some questions. questions like -- >> when is the election? >> what are the names of the two people running? and be specific. >> who's the president right now? is he or she...
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obama campaign has invested heavily in early voting, president obama had a very significant lead among those voters, so the romney camp is going to be all about election day. that's their -- that's their long ball but it could not be closer. every vote matters here in ohio. both camps doing everything they can to get out their vote on tuesday. >> every vote matters everywh e everywhere. get out and vote, everybody. vote early. we'll talk to you again at 1:00 eastern time so i'll see you again soon. thanks for dropping by. a smaller more efficient government or an invisible hand to assist and protect those in need? president obama and mitt romney, guys, they have very fundamentally different visions of government and what it should do for you. it is capitalism on trial. which version will you choose? 5. and everyone, but her... likes 50% more cash. but, i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes how about some cupcakes? yes lollipop? yes! do you want an etch a sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash? no you got talent. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. with a 5
obama campaign has invested heavily in early voting, president obama had a very significant lead among those voters, so the romney camp is going to be all about election day. that's their -- that's their long ball but it could not be closer. every vote matters here in ohio. both camps doing everything they can to get out their vote on tuesday. >> every vote matters everywh e everywhere. get out and vote, everybody. vote early. we'll talk to you again at 1:00 eastern time so i'll see you...
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you're looking at president barack obama in new hampshire while obama as well as mitt romney will be modifying their touring, crisscrossing the battleground states because of the weather. for now, the president is taking advantage of this visit, his tenth visit to new hampshire. >> 70 degrees and sunny. can everybody please give it up for your outstanding united states senator, gene shaheen? your next governor, maggie hessen. your next congresswoman, annie custer. and i've got to say something special about one of the most talented singers, songwiteriter that america has had. he's a great friend, he's been working his tail off on behalf of the campaign. i couldn't be prouder he's working with us, james taylor. give him a big round of applause. i love you back. ten days, new hampshire. ten days. ten days and you'll be stepping into a voting booth and making a defining choice about the future of our country. not just a choice between two candidates or two political parties. it's a choice between two fundamentally different visions for america. we believe in the value of the largest mid
you're looking at president barack obama in new hampshire while obama as well as mitt romney will be modifying their touring, crisscrossing the battleground states because of the weather. for now, the president is taking advantage of this visit, his tenth visit to new hampshire. >> 70 degrees and sunny. can everybody please give it up for your outstanding united states senator, gene shaheen? your next governor, maggie hessen. your next congresswoman, annie custer. and i've got to say...
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president obama was up there. let's listen what christi had to say about the president and what the president had to say about the new jersey governor. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and the people of our state and heard it on the phone conversations with him but i was able to witness it today personally. >> i think the people of new jersey recognize that he has put his heart and soul into making sure that the people in new jersey bounce back even stronger than before. >> and there you have president obama and chris christie less than 24 hours surveying the damage up in new jersey, as you said the campaign has restarted again, zoraida. today we will see president obama in wisconsin, colorado, nevada and see mitt romney in virginia and, of course, surrogates such as bill clinton, joe biden, paul ryan and marco rubio will be fanned out across the country in these closing days of the campaign. >> mark, thank you. >>> at the bottom of the hour, we'll get an
president obama was up there. let's listen what christi had to say about the president and what the president had to say about the new jersey governor. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and the people of our state and heard it on the phone conversations with him but i was able to witness it today personally. >> i think the people of new jersey recognize that he has put his heart and soul into making sure that the people in...
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first, let's go to obama care. look at the map. voters in alabama, florida, wyoming and montana will decide if residents and businesses can be forced to participate in health care reform. if this initiative passes, businesses would not have to buy health insurance for their employees and people would not have to buy it for themselves. another big issue in florida is abortion. it's already illegal to spend federal money on abortion. amendment 6 would make it illegal to spend state dollars on abortion except in the cases of rape, incest or to save the life of a mother. now, right now there is an effective ban on it but this would make it legal. partisan groups have spent a lot of money on this up. on the left, planned parenthood has spent more than $3 million to defeat it. on the right other politically active groups like the national right to life and the susan b. anthony list have spent about the same amount. third, it's same-sex marriage. voters in maine and maryland and minnesota and washington state will either legalize it or ba
first, let's go to obama care. look at the map. voters in alabama, florida, wyoming and montana will decide if residents and businesses can be forced to participate in health care reform. if this initiative passes, businesses would not have to buy health insurance for their employees and people would not have to buy it for themselves. another big issue in florida is abortion. it's already illegal to spend federal money on abortion. amendment 6 would make it illegal to spend state dollars on...
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obama and romney both pulling 49% of support out of likely voters. this is in line with that tightening national race according to a number of major polls. so why is, or is it your view, that ohio is kind of the microcosm of the country? >> ohio is, indeed, fredricka. it always is. it's tied this time, but if you were to compare, let's say, texas or utah with new york and put them all in one state, you would have ohio. >> so the president has traveled to that state at least 24 times, mitt romney somewhere more than 40 times this year alone. both of them clearly know it's a very important state. but at this juncture, as the two still will descend on ohio with just a few days before election day, if everything goes according to plan, what do ohioans need to hear from them? >> i think they need assurance from the president that things will get better. things are bad, everyone knows that, but that they'll improve, that the worst is over, if he can convey that effectively. governor romney needs to continue to persuade voters that obama has had his four ye
obama and romney both pulling 49% of support out of likely voters. this is in line with that tightening national race according to a number of major polls. so why is, or is it your view, that ohio is kind of the microcosm of the country? >> ohio is, indeed, fredricka. it always is. it's tied this time, but if you were to compare, let's say, texas or utah with new york and put them all in one state, you would have ohio. >> so the president has traveled to that state at least 24...